More and more people are realizing as we enter a higher level of consciousness and a better understanding of Ancient and Newly rediscovered Wisdom, that there is more to reality than the physical, material, world ... and they are asking "what is the Universe" in reality? This question should more appropriately stated as ... WHO is the Universe?
In normal circumstances most people perceive, understand and interact with their surroundings, what we consider as the material world, exclusively in terms of the five physical senses; sight, hearing, smell, taste and touch. These senses are usually, and quite understandably accepted beyond question as the only source of sensory feedback for everyday existence in what is commonly believed to be “reality." This is true to such an extent in fact, that unless something tangibly conforms to one or more of the five physical senses, it is usually deemed not to exist at all ... or might simply be considered to be an “illusion," or perhaps simply a “figment of the imagination." To most people the only notable exception to any extra-sensory existence is the perception of the “God/Source, or Gods of the various world religions and belief systems, generally accepted by most people without question as existing beyond the perception of the five physical senses. Accordingly, belief in such a God or Gods has become a complete act of faith, maintained only by the orthodox religions of the world. And usually it is through blind faith, not any particular knowingness. In the context of asking the big question "what is the Universe" we also need to look at this subject in the context of religions. They go hand-in-hand. Religions endeavour to teach their congregations how to live their lives and worship their particular God or Gods in accordance with a “belief system”, often based upon the teachings of their various “books” or bibles (bible comes to us from the Greek word for book: "biblios"). At the same time, a wholly materialistic outlook of the world often causes people to think and live from an exclusively materialistic perspective, in turn resulting in a sense of “separateness” from the Universe ... and indeed from each other. Spirit, on the other hand ... through universal unconsciousness binds us all as One, complete unified organism. These factors in turn cause many people to place their primary emphasis on temporal, material objects ... as if they are all that is the meaningful in life. As a consequence the mission of the many is to gather as many such material and monetary possessions as possible during the course of what is generally perceived to be an only “life”, very often in order to increase perceived levels of comfort and wealth, and, urged on by the influence of the ego to “keep up appearances” among peers, friends, strangers, neighbours, co-workers, relatives and others. This situation has contributed in no small degree to the sad state of the world, as we witness it today, with a gross imbalance existing between those who have vastly more than they could ever genuinely need for daily purposes, and those unfortunate people who have little or nothing, often having to exist each and every day in abject (bad situation) misery and suffering as if it were their last. With this sad state of affairs today, we often see a world where dishonesty, avarice (greed), hate and sometimes violence exists side by side with fear, poverty and suffering. For a very long time the entire world has been in the grip of a major imbalance, an imbalance that has not only been escalating over the decades, but indeed now threatens the entire immediate future of humanity and ... consequently the entire planet. Mankind is directly responsible for this state of affairs, bought about by the gross misuse of the very freewill granted by our Creator/Source. Accordingly only mankind can now reverse this situation and bring about a state of harmony, peace, happiness and balance for everyone, the “kingdom of heaven on Earth”. Although the true nature of the Universe has been known and taught throughout the ages ... many ages/eons ... by many and varied sources throughout the world, all of which are highly consistent and in broad agreement, it is also now being substantiated by the work of modern quantum physics, and increasingly by other branches of the sciences as well. All areas of the sciences will surely soon have to accept the fact that true Universal reality is not, and never can be based entirely in the familiar three-dimensional world of physical matter as has been assumed since the days of Isaac Newton (Newtonian Physics), but is rather an infinite, multi-dimensional reality, a Universe of living Consciousness of which everyone and everything without exception is an integral and equal aspect. The new world of Quantum Physics. The true nature of the Universe will certainly challenge the perceptions of most people, if for no other reason that throughout the ages there has been a prevalent misperception of a “God” who is completely separate from everyone and everything else in existence, and who “rules” over “his” three dimensional world of matter from high places. Mankind has always perceived the three dimensional Universe, and in particular the physical world of matter as “reality”. It will surely be equally evident to most people however that beyond the perceptions of the five physical senses there must surely be a much more substantial reality. Throughout time mankind has contemplated and attempted to define the nature of this substantial reality. Often substantial reality has been considered to be the three dimensional planet on which we live. In other cases substantial reality has been identified by, and attributed to the name of a deity or deities. But however mankind considers its own particular concept of substantial reality of one thing most everyone agrees; such a substantial reality certainly exists beyond the limitations of a world perceived only by the five physical senses. Over the course of many thousands of years, from the dawn of intelligent man, the reality of what is the Universe has been taught throughout the world by a variety of Beings whose mission it is to teach these matters mankind. These "matters" are actual forvkobrwigirkr These Beings range from highly advanced Spiritual intelligences of the inner spheres of life, to great Masters, often ascended human beings (Avatars) who have from time to time have incarnated on Earth in order to teach mankind the Universal Thruths and direction required for every human being to fulfil their ultimate destiny as immortal Spiritual beings ... traveling the sacred path back to our prime Creator, to God. These ageless teachings, knowledge and wisdoms have been taught to many students and teachers over the ages, whose sacred task it has been in turn to bring these eternal truths and realities to the human race, that true purpose and destiny might be fulfilled. Many such students and teachers have remained in relative obscurity, steadily teaching those who would understand and in turn influence others, in such places and in such ways as to avoid the persecution. Some of the greatest of these teachers did become very well-known and have performed an invaluable service to humanity, alas however over the millennia these teachings have often been drastically distorted and misunderstood, and in some cases even became the basis for orthodox, dogmatic religions. Fortunately however the Truth is both one and eternal, and over the course of thousands of years has survived in cultures throughout the world where it still lives on today, ready to finally reach a much wider section of the human race, ultimately resulting in a global expansion of Consciousness where true purpose and destiny will be an integral aspect of the lives of everyone. Just a thought ... ~Justin Taylor, ORDM., OCP., DM. My thanks to Adrian Cooper. Universal Life Energy
It is fitting that we take a closer look at a subject rightly held as crucial by a man who is known as "Baron Eugene Fersen." The very "force" or "power" that flows through each and everyone one of us - and all of creation - thereby maintaining all in existence this thing called "Universal Life Energy." Here is what Baron Fersen says at the beginning of Lesson Two from his book "Science of Being in Twenty Seven Lessons" that further expands upon this most important subject: In Lesson One of his book was explained the existence and the qualities of that Supreme Power, the First Manifestation, First Cause, known to us as the Great Principle, the Causeless Cause Itself, which is called Universal Life Energy/Source ... or what most would say "God." Now, more details. As previously stated, Universal Life Energy is everywhere. Its supply is inexhaustible. Outside of you it is in a condition as Dynamic Life Energy. Within you, inside of your Life Centre, it is in a static or condensed condition. "Your job is to make the connection between these two aspects of the same Power through certain Exercises. You are to open your body to the inflow of the Universal Life Energy outside of it. The life force within, from its centre in your body, then acts as a magnet and attracts the Force from without. Your Life Centre within, stimulated by the current of Universal Life Energy from without, takes in that Force, transforms it into the life current of the body and sends this changed condition to the Solar Plexus (the nerve centre within your chest), its reservoir or storehouse. From there, it is conveyed by the nerves throughout the whole system". ~The Baron Eugene Fersen Profound words and deep Truth indeed. Before we take a look at these words in more depth, let us take a look at where humanity is today, and why. It is widely recognized throughout all of the wise cultures of the World - both current and "past" ... relative to the Earth concept of "time", that Humanity has ... from its beginnings, probably five million years ago or so, been continuously subjected to the effects of immutable Universal Cycles of all magnitudes. We experience "cycles" that are too small to even perceive, cycles that are evident in our lives and awareness, and great cycles the end of which we are experiencing Now. Of course there are even greater cycles exerting their influence over the Universe at all levels that most may never become aware of. Everything is cyclical. It is also stated in Baron Fersen's book, that we are now entering the Sixth Cycle of the Human Being. Other great cycles have seen the evolution of the pre-cursors of "modern Human" from what humans regard as "primitive" - although there is no such thing as "primitive" in reality - this is a human concept - through to the current Homo Sapien after evolving through several other "versions" of Humans including more recently Neanderthal man and Cro Magnon man - our immediate ancestors. We've been around for quite some time. Far longer than you may have imagined, or been told. Humanity is now evolving once again to the next succession of evolution - Homo Spiritus (spirit), also known as Homo Luminous (light). The Wisdom of the classic Hindu culture measured Ages in what they call the "Yugas". Just for a fast background, the first of these Ages is the Satya Yuga - the Golden Age. In the Golden Age humans were a race living in complete harmony with our Source, and therefore Universal Life Energy, and living was truly glorious in every respect. A Garden of Eden of sorts ... Paradise if you will. However - as humanity progressed through the next Ages - the Treta Yuga - the Silver Age, the Dvapara Yuga - the Bronze Age, and finally the Kali Yuga where humanity is today in our time - the Iron Age - humanity has completed its fall into an Ego driven existence, based upon gross and ego-centric materialism, and with only the dimmest connections with Universal Life Energy. Note: The use of metals (Alchemy) in representing these Ages is symbolic, and are not related to the iron age, bronze age etc. of historians. In short - the human race has finally reached the bottom of the pit. And we might soon be reaching up, to touch bottom. The transition to the next age will see this cycle start over again, as those who are ready, will transition back to a Golden Age once again. So what does all of this have to do with "Universal Life Energy" and Lesson Two in "Science of Being in Twenty Seven Lessons" you may ask? Well kind of everything, actually. The reason this is taught in Lesson Two is quite simple actually - it is a crucial prerequisite to further progress. Each and every person who wishes to fully participate in this transition must start by consciously re-establishing that vital connection with Source. Everyone of course has a connection with Source already, but in most people, it is Subconscious and therefore without awareness. Our aware conscious mind has no access to it. The reason most must approach The Law of Attraction through the Subconscious Mind, instead of directly through the Conscious Mind, is because consciously realized Source, Universal Life Energy is there ... within. The Baron goes further by not only teaching how to realize Universal Life Energy within, but also from outside of the physical body - and here is what he says to us: "As Universal Life Energy is limitless, and all powerful, the more it flows into the body the stronger the individual becomes. The object of these Exercises described hereafter is to establish a permanent contact and thus secure a continual flow of Universal Life Energy into the Life Centre of your body, from where it will be distributed by a way of the Solar Plexus in a constant and increasing radiation of life throughout the whole body". This is crucially important to achieving and maintaining a healthy, youthful, radiant body. Please read that last graph again, Do your best to understand what it is that he is telling us. This is of the utmost importance. "Science of Being in Twenty Seven Lessons" goes on to commence the first in a series of absolutely fundamental, powerful and valuable exercises to achieve this process. Those who are fully adept at this process, as well as realizing Universal Life Energy within would even, after attaining a sufficient level of ability, even have no physical need for "food". What we know as "food" is really a very crude way of providing the physical body with Energy - the digestive process converting a very small proportion of the organic material consumed into usable Energy, the remainder being wasted by the individual. The destiny of corporeal humans with an organic body is to become fully self-sustaining through Universal Life Energy - the purest and most direct form of Energy there Is. Beyond the physical Universe, all life is sustained exclusively in this way. We are already seeing the beginnings of this realization, as increasingly more people switch from the gross - in density terms - toxic and difficult to assimilate animal and dairy based products to natural, harvestable, easily assimilated whole foods. This trend is a crucial aspect of the transition that those ready are experiencing, and will increasingly experience. As we evolve, we not only realize the oneness of all Life and therefore the sanctity of All Life regardless of the form that Life manifests, but also the Truth of Energy in the context of the human body. How can we be sure that Universal Life Energy can provide these powers and requirements? Here is more of what Eugene Fersen observes in his Wisdom: "Investigations of the astonishing feats of strength and endurance among animals, birds and especially insects have brought to light some remarkable discoveries as to the source of their great energy. We have all seen ants carrying cargo many times their size and weight. Birds of prey have hauled away their victims as well, many times their size. Nature itself, as a loving Mother (alma mater - nurturing mother), has provided her children with the necessary means to contact Universal Life Energy (considered the Father) constantly, and transmute it through their bodies into the startling activities which baffled scientists for many years. Animals, for instance, use the hair of their bodies as numberless wireless poles to contact this Power of the Universe. The birds use their feathers for that purpose, reptiles and fish their scales, insects their feelers and the little down growing on their bodies, plants the underside of their leaves, etc. If it were not for that continual contact with Universal Life Energy ants could not carry burdens so many times heavier than themselves with such ease and continuity of effort. Without that power continually flowing into their bodies and sustaining them throughout their many days of migration, birds could not cross the ocean, thousands of miles in one stretch, without food, without resting, without sleeping. Just imagine this type of journey for a moment. Even the many layers of fat which migratory birds acquire through intensive feeding before they start on their long journey would not be sufficient to supply one small part of the energy which they spend on their way. If it were not for the continual inflow of Universal Life Energy into their bodies, through their feathers, during the very process of flying, they could never reach their destination." I hope that everyone will understand what is being said here. In terms of the wonders of nature as a whole, not the least of which are the animals, that humans in their Ego and selfishness view as "inferior," human beings are in all actuality nothing less than feeble, puny, weak creatures, which, without the benefit of "technology" and other instruments of survival would be at the mercy of creatures much smaller than themselves. In fact, even now how many times have people threatened to burn down their house to kill a spider? An ant has many orders of magnitude much more powerful than any human. Observe a line of ants carrying sections of leaves and other materials many times their own size and weight. And as their group grows, they literally develop into a brain of sorts. Working together in perfect organized harmony. See a bird dive for food, such a fish that can be half its own weight or more and fly off with it in its beak. Watch how a cat can jump many times its own height with ease, and land with perfection on his paws every single time. Even in Biblical scripture, many have heard of the story of Samson and Delilah. Samson's real name was "Shimshon", which in Hebrew means "of the Sun". As this story goes, Delilah was bribed by the Philistines to find the secret of Samson's great strength. Eventually, Samson revealed to Delilah that the secret of his strength was his hair, and that if she removed his hair he would lose his great strength. This she did, and he did indeed lose his strength until later it grew back again. The deeper esoteric (inner) meaning of this story is to teach that the hair on the human body, as with animals, serves as conduits of Universal Life Energy to enter the body and provide strength. It is therefore due, at least in part, according to The Baron Eugene Fersen, to the reason that animals are covered in hair where humans are not - that the relative differences in strength can be attributed. Watch the birds flying formation ... a quick turn in one direction and then the other with immediate skill and choreography. As an aside - this is also how The Crystal Necklace works as a conduit of Energy into the body. Conversely - through Universal Life Energy all humans have the latent potential for the same abilities as the other creatures of nature. Only two fundamental reasons currently prevent this: 1. A lack of conscious contact with, and use of, Universal Life Energy as provided continuously. 2. A total reliance on physical effort and technology and the ability to obtain material desires with money. In concluding, I do hope that this article has provided some insight into the crucial necessity to fully and consciously realize Universal Life Energy, and the powers, abilities and benefits It brings to all of creation. Just a thought ... ~Justin Taylor, ORDM., OCP., DM. My thanks to Adrian Cooper and Baron Eugene Fersen. All The Worlds A Stage There are over 38,000 known denominations of Christianity in the world operating today. Only one can be true ... if that. Like all the denomination believe, within these church systems, that they have the "correct” doctrine. And all the other doctrines were false, or at the very least, they have less than the full Truth. And so, Christian logic applied, only those with this correct doctrine and dogmas, rituals, and practices, were considered to be "real Christians. Seven billion humans on the planet, and only a select few get to experience what they believe to be the actual Truth. The true Christianity that accurately represented from beginning, middle, and up to the Second Coming ... the Absolute Truth and nothing but the Truth. And among "fundamental Christianity" whose job they believe is to convert people to Christianity, each denomination believes that THEY ALONE possess this correct doctrine and could save people from the Eternal Hell Fire of Punishment and Damnation. Setting aside obvious cognitive dissonance, logic alone would tell you this is silly. But in belief systems, logic in not in the deck of cards. Imagine if this was a lottery or raffle. What are the odds? And how few winners there would be. All this, from a God of Love, Forgiveness, Grace, never keeping track of wrongs, etc. But when you look deeper into the Ancient Mysteries that long pre-dated today's example of Christianity, and other religions, you find the Truth. You will discover something on a deeper level that says this can't make sense. This can't be right. It is simply illogical. And we are reasoning human beings. I'm not a person to sign-up for "blind faith." For me, blind faith is simply believing in something that may or may not be true. I need to KNOW. As the ancient Gnostics (meaning knowing) ... I have to experience something and KNOW it to be real. It goes against everything the church system teaches. Society and culture are all set up with inherent religious systems woven into the fabric of everything. For example, were it not for Christmas, the retail sales industry would plummet into and abyss. Yet, Christmas, was a pagan celestial celebration long before the advent of Christianity. It was the Winter Solstice, and a rebirth of the Sun to begin it's annual journey to bring about another warm season and a harvest ... therefore, the Sun of God was the sustainer of life. After many years of questions, and research and study of deeper and more sophisticated ancient philosophies about reality and life from civilizations that hid the Truth - protecting it from misuse - I finally began to be able to put together the massive puzzle. It was now beginning to make clear and perfect logical and spiritual sense. After years of study, inner reflection, meditation, contemplative prayer, and tons of research and analysis, I have come to the understanding that this universe that we live IN/WITHIN is not made up of individual things, but of ONE thing. And we are all an integral elemental essence of that one thing. As a fish becomes one with the water, we are one with all things - connected by the seen, and the unseen. What we can sense, and what we cannot. If you fill a glass half way with water, the decision as to whether it is half full or half empty is moot. The glass is always full. There is water yes, but there is also air, hydrogen, molecules, cells, energy, consciousness, oxygen, light, etc. We just have no "sensual" perception of it since we are limited to travel within this vehicle called our body of matter. The truth is, on this Earth, we are not just one human being out of seven billion. We are Source/God/Life/Absolute itself, and this "God" is singular. The entire physical universe is taking place within the Divine Mind of this thing we call God, taking on countless forms, perceiving the world through each of those forms – each one focused on the perception of that one particular form, and blocking out all other perceptions. Its like watching 7 billion cable TV channels all at the same time and being able to perceive then all individually. Everything has consciousness. Even rocks under a microscope will show they are mitochondria based energy cells moving in circular motion constantly. They too, have consciousness, but on a level limited to their being-ness. All the universe is Life, One Life, one point of origin containing a spark of that origin throughout all thing(s). Mankind is just one particular type of form that God/Source/Awareness/Consciousness is using to experience the world. You, and I, are not just one human out of seven billion. We are all of them. I am you, and you are me. There is no "other." Or rather, we are the collective Source/God that has taken on the mask of each human character. We are playing a role. In fact, the actual word "person" comes from the Latin and literally means "the mask of an actor." The world is a stage and we write the story, play the parts, read the reviews, and even though it can be difficult at times, the show must go on! Just a thought ... ~Justin Taylor, ORDM., OCP., DM. History And Details of The Real Illuminati "There is a history of the world of which most people are unaware. It is encapsulated in the phrase, “History is written by the victors.” What about those who lost? Their stories are lost in the tales of the winners. They are notes in the margin. They are “Other”. Often, little is known about them beyond the slanders and libels their successful enemies levelled at them. History doesn’t record their voices. Often, they left no written documents, or at least none that survived the destruction wrought by their enemies.
This lost history doesn’t concern wars between great nations or famous battles involving powerful kings or the most skilled generals. Instead, it is a struggle of the powerless against the powerful, of minorities against majorities, outsiders versus insiders, oppressed against the oppressors, have-nots against haves, those with nothing against those with everything, the margins of society versus the establishment. In the vast majority of cases, the establishment is triumphant. Often, the minorities – the heretics, the rebels, the revolutionaries, the members of the resistance, the freedom fighters, those leading alternative lives, the anti-establishment, those who won’t bow to tyrants – are destroyed and exterminated. They are usually labelled mad, evil and dangerous and their terrible fate is held up as a warning to those who might follow the same path. “Do not be like them or you will suffer the same consequences,” is the message." The Historical Illuminati In contemporary mythology, the Illuminati have been branded as the puppetmasters who stand behind the establishment, pulling the strings, orchestrating the enslavement of the people of the world. The opposite is true. The Illuminati have always led the resistance against the tyrants. On occasions, they have come tantalisingly close to success, but mostly they have endured catastrophic defeats. They have tried to infiltrate the establishment, tried Trojan Horse strategies, guerrilla tactics and popular uprisings, tried to win the intellectual and religious debate, tried to subvert and undermine the establishment. Most attempts have ended in disaster, with the establishment unmolested and more powerful than ever. But it is never acceptable to surrender or abandon the struggle. Too many people retreat into their micro-worlds of petty comforts where they pose no threat to the establishment, and that's exactly what the establishment desire - our compliance and obedience, our refusal to stand up to them. The game of the establishment is nothing new. It was explicitly set out in Machiavelli's The Prince, which baldly states the unscrupulous principles of how those with power should hold onto it. Lying, cheating, brutality, cruelty, pitilessness, inspiring fear and terror, breaking solemn oaths, hypocrisy, greed, bribery and corruption, extermination of rivals, making pacts with your enemies only to break them when it suits you, are all advocated as necessary tools. This behaviour is still on display every day from every government on earth. The Illuminati have had a number of guises in the public arena, have formed many alliances and have founded many groups that they have used for particular purposes in the ongoing struggle against tyranny. But the objective has always been the same - to destroy the Old World Order, the network of powerful dynastic families and privileged elites who have engineered earthly wealth and power for themselves, and to hell with everyone else. The Old World Order were the masters thousands of years ago and they are the masters now. They assiduously follow the advice of Machiavelli, but they didn't need him to tell them the rules of the game. Machiavelli merely described what they had been doing for millennia. Through every disaster, the OWO endure. Has the latest financial disaster dented their power? Not in the slightest. Nothing has changed. People talk about doing this and doing that against them, but in reality nothing happens. The system is locked down. It is impossible to change it within its own parameters. It is designed to be resistant to anything other than revolution, but there are few revolutionaries left in the world. The Old World Order's system is close to perfection. It is a matrix of absolute control. Only a small number of people (some 6,000) run the world, yet they are backed up by all the agencies of oppression: the police, the military, the intelligence services, the law (designed, ultimately, to protect the assets of the rich). The billions of ordinary people in the world, who could sweep away tyranny in an instant, are too scared to fight back. They are cowed and docile. They are the "last men" to whom Nietzsche referred so derisively. The Illuminati's mission, in one sense, is to help last men regain their dignity, to throw off their chains and stand up straight for once. How is that to be done? By putting people in touch with their higher selves. When the divine spark is released in an individual, he no longer tolerates the condition of slavery, no longer mires himself in trivia and meaningless pursuits to pass the time. Above all things, the Old World Order fear what would happen if their manufactured mastery were challenged by legions of those who had found their higher selves and lost their fear. As will be shown below, many brave groups have resisted the OWO. The vastly more numerous forces of the OWO crushed them, but it will not always be so. "The darkest hour is just before the dawn." ***** There are several key ways for ordinary researchers to identify movements and groups from history that were linked to the Illuminati. The groups in question probably taught reincarnation; probably had an unusually strong message of freedom and equality directed at the least privileged strata of society; probably wished to remove power and wealth from the greedy and oppressive rulers of society; probably emphasised the "Holy Spirit"; and probably made claims that seemed astonishing and heretical to those brainwashed by revealed religions such as Christianity, Judaism and Islam. These claims would often be perceived as self-exaltation to such a degree that it amounted to self-deification. "I am becoming God" sounds to some people like a crazy assertion, but the meaning behind such a claim was that the practitioners were asserting that they had made first contact with their higher self - with the divine spark, part of the divine order - and they could now start to partake of the divine i.e. they had attained the initial stage of godliness and could anticipate progression to full union. Revealed religions regard such claims as the greatest taboo whereas for mystery religions they are the supreme truth, the culmination of the personal quest for ultimate knowledge, for the Holy Grail itself. Not all groups that taught messages of this kind were directly linked with the Illuminati. Some were imitating the Illuminati, based on second-hand knowledge and rumours, some were led by renegade Illuminists who had been expelled from the society for transgressions, and some inspirational leaders just happened to create religions and philosophies (usually in opposition to revealed religions) that shared elements in common with the teachings of the Illuminati. The Illuminati have never had a large number of members for the simple reason that secrets do not remain secrets if too many people have access to them. It is because the Illuminati have adopted a leadership role behind the scenes rather than taken the field as a mass movement that they have been described as "puppetmasters". Below is a list of the groups and movements that were either led by the Illuminati, connected to the Illuminati, or influenced by the Illuminati. It is a history of resistance to the rich elites. In the same way that the establishment is essentially a coherent whole, duplicated across nations and time, so is the resistance to it. By no means is all resistance associated with the Illuminati, but resistance of a certain type, with the sorts of characteristics described above, invariably is. It is the world's most fascinating secret history. ***** The Order of Solomon - Solomon, the famous Biblical King of Israel, is sometimes referred to as a Grand Master of the Illuminati even though he lived centuries before the first official Grand Master, Pythagoras. He was given this title retrospectively to honour his importance to the Illuminati. In Solomon's time, the Illuminati were wandering holy men, mystics and philosophers. One of these travelled to the kingdom of Israel, was introduced to Solomon, and succeeded in enlightening him. (Solomon, renowned for his wisdom, was quick to see the truth of what he was being told.) Solomon created a secret group that came to be called the Order of Solomon, the task of which was to a) to work to end the Hebrews' worship of Jehovah, and b) something much more remarkable - to actually kill Jehovah. (This forms the background of the book The Armageddon Conspiracy.) The Order of Solomon disintegrated after Solomon's death, though it was reborn much later in the form of the Order of Poor Knights of the Temple of Solomon - the famous Knights Templar whose earliest years were dedicated to excavating the foundations of Solomon's Temple to rediscover ancient treasures and secrets. Druidism - a Celtic version of Gnosticism. (Just as there were Celtic and Roman versions of Christianity, with the Roman emerging on top, there were also Celtic and Greek versions of Gnosticism. The Celtic version was virtually exterminated when the Romans slaughtered the Druids in Britain. Remnants of Druidism survived in Ireland but gradually succumbed to Christianity. (Druids met Pythagoras, the Illuminati's first Grand Master, and adopted many of the teachings of the Illuminati. Merlin, in the legends of King Arthur, represents both Druidism and the "magical" power of a man who has direct and reliable contact with his higher self.) Simon Magus was the greatest and most revered Grand Master of the Illuminati, for reasons that will not be disclosed. Early Christian Church Fathers regarded him as the most prominent and dangerous Gnostic, the arch heretic. There were many Gnostic sects, all of which were respected by the Illuminati, but there was considerable divergence between what each sect taught. The Gnostic sects that were closely linked to the Illuminati were the Carpocratians (mentioned in Prohibition A), Cainites, the Ophites and the Johannites (see The Armageddon Conspiracy). Mithraism - a Gnostic mystery religion led by the Illuminati. The Illuminati attempted to introduce a religion that would appeal to the Roman Army and thereby allow them to secure military control of the Roman Empire. Many Roman soldiers became Mithraists, but the secrecy inherent in Mithraism eventually counted against it. For obvious reasons, mystery religions cannot go public on any significant scale and that prevents them from becoming mass movements. Christianity entered the public sphere and became far more popular and powerful than Mithraism. It stole many Mithraic elements and gradually neutralised the threat of Mithraism. Manichaeism - Mani was a member of the Illuminati tasked with creating a Gnostic religion open to all (rather than to approved initiates only, as in Mithraism), which would directly rival Christianity. It was called the Religion of Light. The idea was that the best Manicheans would then be introduced to the Illuminati's higher mystery religion - Illumination. Manichaeism was highly successful for a time, but was ultimately defeated by the world's main religions. Mani himself suffered a horrific death. For 26 days he was kept in prison in heavy chains, then he was flayed alive and his skin, stuffed with straw, was nailed to a cross and suspended over the main gate of the great city of Jundishapur as a terrifying spectacle for those who followed his teachings. His dead body was decapitated and the head placed on a spike. Hermeticism - a school of thought not established by the Illuminati but which addressed many similar interests and helped to keep alive esoteric thinking in a time when the Illuminati came close to extinction during the collapse of the Roman Empire and the coming of the Dark Ages. Hermeticism has always been greatly respected by the Illuminati. The central difference between Hermeticism and Gnosticism is that Hermeticists do not say that the world is the creation of an evil Demiurge and that humanity is under his malign power. Rather, they claim that humanity is separated from God by a kind of laziness, apathy, stupor, ignorance, lust, and enslavement to bodily concerns instead of those of the spirit. If only humanity could wake up and free itself of sensual pleasures and distractions, of a materialistic mind-set, it could commune directly with God. Gnosticism and Hermeticism both concern the quest to discover the higher self, the divine spark, the means for man to become God. To that extent, the Illuminati are supportive of the agenda of Hermeticism. Those people who do not find themselves convinced that earth is in thrall to a malignant force can still find their way to many of the truths of Illumination via Hermeticism. Illumination and Hermeticism are two roads to salvation. The Illuminati have always taught that those who follow the Hermetic path will, one day, as they discover higher truth and insights, reach the same path as the Illuminati. The essential difference between Hermeticism and Illumination on one side, and religions like Christianity, Judaism and Islam on the other is that whereas followers of the latter are alienated from God and regard him as external, distant and infinitely far above their level, the former see him as internal, close and, when enlightenment is attained, identical with them. Buddhists and Hindus, meanwhile, think that when they reach enlightenment, they will become absorbed in the divine essence, the great and eternal Oneness. In other words, Christians, Jews and Muslims view themselves as always separate from God, Buddhists and Hindus as becoming one with God/Nature (but with their own individuality completely extinguished), and Hermeticists and the Illuminati as becoming God, but with their individuality retained. This is a difficult concept for most people to grasp. The best modern analogy is that of a hologram. Physicist David Bohm said of the hologram, "…one in effect sees the whole of the original structure, in three dimensions, and from a range of possible points of view (as if one were looking at it through a window). If we then illuminate only a small region [of the hologram], we still see the whole structure, but in somewhat less sharply defined detail and from a decreased range of possible points of view (as if we were looking through a smaller window). It is clear, then, that there is no one-to-one correspondence between parts of an 'illuminated object' and parts of a [holographic image of this object]. Rather, the interference pattern in each region [of the hologram] is relevant to the whole structure, and each region of the structure is relevant to the whole of the interference pattern [of the hologram]." Do you see the holographic analogy to God and the divine sparks that reside in humanity? Each spark is individual yet contains the whole (God), but "as if one were looking through a smaller window". Moreover, the whole (God) relies on each individual part. So, which path will you choose? Do you want to stand always in God's infinite shadow as the Christians, Jews and Muslims do, or become absorbed by him so that you as an individual no longer exist, as the Buddhists and Hindus advocate, or do you want to attain divinity while retaining your individual identity? The answer should be obvious to any thinking person. An example of a group led by a renegade Illuminist was the Euchites (Messalians) who looked back to the early years of the Illuminati. The Illuminati started out as wandering holy men, mystics and philosophers before becoming a settled organisation. The Euchites went back to basics and again became nomadic holy men living by begging. They taught that they had communed with their divine selves and were therefore incapable of sin: everything they did was good and justified. This often led to anarchic excess, particularly of a sexual nature. This represented a corruption of the Illuminati's controversial teaching of "Sin for Salvation" which we shall address in a later section. "Sin for Salvation" requires high levels of control and self-discipline and must always be harnessed to strict ascetism. Sinning for sinning's sake is self-indulgent, counter-productive and leads to no genuine contact with the higher self. But "sin" when used as a deliberate attack on the teachings of false religions can be an instrument of transcendent liberation. Much of the rhetoric of sin has nothing to do with good and evil and is all about control; about mass brainwashing to promote the agenda of the controllers. Nothing is more important than ridding humanity of such "sins" - the sins defined by the Old World Order, which are no sins at all. The Cathars - Gnostics who posed a serious religious challenge to the Catholic Church in the south of France in the Middle Ages. (The precursors of the Cathars were groups such as the Paulicians, the Athingani, and the Bogomils.) The Cathars were also associated with a strong literary tradition in the shape of the Goliards and Troubadours: this was the beginning of the Illuminati's attempt to use stories, poetry, art, painting and sculpture to communicate concealed heresies to the wider world, to smuggle them past the Catholic authorities, and to pass on coded messages. The Cathars regarded the established Church as the "synagogue of Satan", and the altar as the mouth of hell. The Vatican launched a crusade against them and they were virtually wiped out. The Knights Templar - supposedly orthodox Catholic military monks who were in fact Gnostics seeking to retrieve unique treasures from the ruins of Solomon's Temple in Jerusalem, and to erode Catholicism from a privileged insider position. The Vatican eventually realised the danger and suppressed the Templar Order. The last Grand Master was burned at the stake. The Capuciati - a precursor of the Jacobin Clubs of revolutionary France. At the end of the 12th Century, the Capuciati rose up against the nobility and tried to implement a society based on freedom and equality. They were brutally suppressed. The Alchemists - Gnostic thinkers who attempted to combine science and spiritualism; to find a quasi-scientific path to spiritual enlightenment. (Some alchemists were "metaphorical" scientists i.e. they were using the language of proto-chemistry to describe a process of spiritual refinement and elevation; they weren't seriously engaged in scientific experiments.) Alchemy was conducted in such secrecy that it managed to avoid formal condemnation and persecution by the Vatican. Alchemists rarely ventured into the open, and only did so if they had secured the protection of a powerful prince. Freemasonry was born from a combination of the alchemists and the remnants of the Knights Templar. The Heresy of the Free Spirit was a movement that flourished in medieval Europe and was based on the idea that the practitioners had reached a state of perfection that moved them beyond sin (like the Euchites). They repudiated social and moral norms and were often highly promiscuous. However, this promiscuity was more like the "free love" of the 1960s. It was frequently accompanied by drug use, was intended to spread love and community, and, above all, was aimed at being a conduit to a higher plane, to spiritual emancipation and communion with the higher self. For Gnostics and Christians, the concept of "Holy Spirit" held a very different meaning. To Christians, the Holy Spirit was the third person of the Holy Trinity, and, in Catholic theology, acted through the Church and the holy sacraments. Catholics had no access to the Holy Spirit other than through the sacraments. For Protestants, the individual could interact with the Holy Spirit directly, without the need of the Church or any sacraments. For Gnostics, the Holy Spirit was actually a coded reference to the higher self, the divine spark. By using that term, they could masquerade as Christians and thus avoid accusations of heresy, whilst actually spreading Gnostic teachings. If they succeeded in linking to their higher self, they would be filled with spiritual, mystical understanding - gnosis itself - that would reveal the true nature of existence. Acting through their higher self, part of the divine order, they would no longer be capable of sinning. They would be truly free of the constraints and travails of the world. For this reason, they were called Eleutherians - from the Greek word for "free". (Some groups were more free than others; some became completely anarchic and self-indulgent while others retained a strong and clear spiritual purpose. It was not freedom itself that was the crucial issue but how that freedom was exercised; irresponsibly or with clear focus.) Joachim of Fiori (a Grand Master of the Illuminati) and Amaury of Bene (a senior Illuminist) were responsible for the revolutionary idea that the world is divided into three ages - that of God the Father (Jehovah/Judaism), God the Son (Jesus Christ/Christianity), and God the Holy Spirit (which for Joachim and Amaury meant Abraxas/Gnosticism). The Dulcinites, under the leadership of Fra Dolcino, were a Joachimite movement with close connections to Catharism. They advocated egalitarianism and soon attracted the hostility of the Church and nobility. They were exterminated in 1307, the same year that the Templars were arrested and suppressed.
The Brethren of the Free Spirit, the Homines Intelligentiae, the Adamites, the Amalricans, the Beghards/Beguines, the Picards, the Turlupins, the Ranters and the Perfectionists were all groups of a similar type, inspired by the antinomian ideas of Joachim of Fiori and Amaury of Bene, and dedicated to absolute freedom. Because they did not perceive themselves as bound by the conventions of society, they often acted, in secret and sometimes openly, in ways that scandalised public opinion. Inevitably, they attracted the hostility of the Church and most of them were savagely persecuted. Hieronymus Bosch was a member of the Adamite sect and his paintings are full of coded references to the teachings of the Adamites. William Blake's paintings and writings are also full of Gnostic symbolism, and coded messages. (An important painting of Blake's is highlighted in The Millionaires' Death Club.) The Hesychasts - an offshoot of the Illuminati that appeared in Macedonia in the Byzantine Empire in the 14th Century. Their activities were centred on the monastic community at Mount Athos ("Holy Mountain"). The Hesychasts were mystics who endeavoured to see a vision of the light of the True God. They regarded this contemplation as the highest goal of humanity, taking them as close as possible to the divine order, bringing them into the company of the divine spark, their higher self. In this way they could become united with God. This experience could be described as "unio mystica" (mystical union), the ecstatic feeling of being one with God. In order to disguise their practices as falling within orthodox Christianity, the Hesychasts said that the light they were seeking was that of Jesus Christ's Transfiguration on Mount Tabor where "man" and "God" visibly became one and Christ shone with the mystical light of God. After a long debate, Hesychasm was accepted as non-heretical by the Eastern Orthodox Church, but was rejected, peacefully, by the Roman Catholic Church. A similar idea, originating in Spain with the Alumbrados, met with a very different fate. The Alumbrados (also known as Aluminados) - the Spanish chapter of the Illuminati in the 15th and 16th centuries. Ignatius of Loyola was a senior member of the Alumbrados, assigned the task of infiltrating the Catholic Church with a new group modelled on a non-military version of the Knights Templar. The group he founded was the Jesuit Order. The Alumbrados recruited a number of "Conversos" - Jews who had been forced by the Spanish authorities to convert to Christianity if they wanted to remain in the country or even simply to stay alive. Many of these were well versed in the teachings of the Kabbalah. "Moriscos" (forced Moorish converts) were also recruited. The Illuminati have always been happy to take new members from different traditions, provided those people are not wedded to the mainstream "religions". The Conversos and Moriscos were usually those who were already uncomfortable with their original religions, though they had no fondness for Christianity, simply converting for convenience rather than through any conviction. Like the Hesychasts, the Alumbrados sought to achieve a state of perfection that would allow them to experience a vision of God; a direct transcendental encounter with the divine. At that point, when they had received the "light", they would be able to communicate directly with their higher self. The Alumbrados were persecuted by the Spanish Inquisition, and departed from Spain. Many went to neighbouring France where they were known as the Illuminés (and sometimes as Guerinists after their local leader Pierre Guerin). The authorities suppressed them in 1635. A new grouping appeared in the 18th century, came under renewed persecution, and fled to England where they became known as 'French Prophets'. Their writings influenced Jean-Jacques Rousseau. Another chapter of French Illuminati was established by Martines de Pasqually who had Spanish Conversos ancestry and great knowledge of the Kabbalah's teachings. This group later became popularly known as Martinists after their new leader, Louis Claude de Saint-Martin. Another group linked to the Illuminati in this period was the Franco-Italian Carbonari. Some people claim the Carbonari was founded in the 19th Century in Italy, but in fact its origins lay in the 16th century in France. The Jesuit order (The Society of Jesus) was established by the Illuminati as another attempt (following the Templars) to infiltrate Catholicism and seize power from within. Like the Knights Templar, they were known as "Soldiers of Christ", though they were not a military order. The Rosicrucians - a secret order that provided the first significant public glimpse of Freemasonry. They published several enigmatic and inspirational manifestos in heavily coded language. They did not emerge into the open and thereby avoided persecution and destruction. As for the Rosicross philosophers, Whom you will have to be sorcerers, What they pretend to is no more Than Trismegistus did before, Pythagoras, old Zoroaster, And Apollonius their master. (Samuel Butler) (The Rosicrucian Order gradually became detached from the Illuminati and fell under the influence of others. It continues to this day - see http://www.amorc.org.uk. Note that although the Rosicrucians are no longer connected with the Illuminati, many of the Illuminati's original teachings are still evident in modern Rosicrucian thinking. Gene Roddenberry, the creator of Star Trek was a member of AMORC. Star Trek represents a very powerful image of what our society would look like if we could rid ourselves of the Old World Order. Star Trek promotes a meritocratic, noble, honest, truthful, unselfish, ambitious, intelligent, adventurous vision of humanity, free of greed and religious dogmatism. Who is preventing us from realising this futuristic paradise? - the Old World Order.) Freemasonry - a product of enlightenment thinking, designed to overthrow the prevailing tyrannies of monarchy and Christianity. Gradually it was infiltrated by the establishment and became totally corrupt. It is now a mainstay of the Old World Order. Freemasonry is the Illuminati's most profound regret and greatest disaster. Thomas Jefferson, 3rd President of the USA, principal author of the Declaration of Independence, and passionate republican, was a Freemason and America's leading member of the Illuminati. He famously said, "The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants." That sentiment was highly characteristic of Illuminati thinking of that time. America was always intended to be the great beacon of hope for the world, the Illuminati's model for how to overthrow nobles, kings, emperors and religious dogmatism; how to govern justly in the interests of all. Everything started well. Jefferson was involved with all aspects of the development of the nation, but after he left office, his power, and that of the Illuminati, waned and the Old World Order eagerly set about securing their greatest triumph. Slowly but surely they assumed complete control of America. They didn't create nobles, princes and kings, but instead powerful, dynastic families that had as much influence as the aristocrats of Europe, and even greater riches. They turned democracy into a farce. It became merely a vehicle to ensure their continued power. That's why the Bush's, father and son - two OWO fools of the highest order - both reached the White House. The fact that the Illuminati once had the world's current hyper-power within its grasp reveals how powerful they once were, but equally reveals the brilliance of the Old World Order in reasserting its power and vanquishing its enemies. The Old World Order know that by relentlessly appealing to the basest instincts of ordinary people they will always triumph. The challenge for the Illuminati - an almost impossible one as it has transpired - is to win by cultivating humanity's nobler aspects and higher aspirations. The Jacobin Clubs - the most radical political groups of revolutionary France, led by the Illuminati. They initially enjoyed great success, but imploded under the strain of being forced to wage war against all of the great powers of Europe that wished to stamp out the Revolution. The Jacobin leaders were guillotined. In Tsarist Russia in the twentieth century, the Illuminati chose to help the Bolsheviks to overthrow the corrupt Tsarist regime. Although the Illuminati opposed communism, they saw it as the lesser of the two evils when compared with rule by tyrants and autocrats. Unfortunately, communism itself soon became a tyranny under Stalin. ***** The Illuminati had no connection with the medieval German Holy Vehm vigilante secret society, contrary to what some conspiracy theorists claim. Anyone with even a superficial grasp of the Holy Vehm would know they would eagerly have hunted and executed members of the Illuminati. Others have claimed that there was a link between the Illuminati and the Order of Assassins founded by Hasan bin Sabbah. The Assassins and the Illuminati had no formal connections, but they did respect each other. The Knights Templar encountered the Assassins in the 12th century and were intrigued by them, and wondered if assassination could be deployed as a legitimate weapon against the tyranny of the Old World Order. It's also true that the Templars admired the enigmatic, coded motto of the Assassins: "Nothing is true - everything is permitted." Only people of the right calibre can understand such a slogan. Stupid people will take it at face value and regard it as some sort of anarchic and nihilistic statement. It is anything but. The Roshinaya/Rawshaniyya, a secret society in Afghanistan in the 16th century, was also said to be associated with the Illuminati. Again, this is false. The Roshinaya was related to the Assassins not to the Illuminati. The Roshinaya also had its roots in the Nuqtawiyya of Persia, a sect that appeared in the fifteenth century and taught mysticism and reincarnation. (Again, the Illuminati had respect for these groups, but no ties, although it would be fair to say that these sects were also Gnostic in their outlook.) All three sects were attacked, persecuted and largely destroyed. The Illuminati's relationship with Buddhism and Hinduism is a subject that will be treated separately. As for the Illuminati's relationship with Jesus Christ, this will also be dealt with separately. Many Gnostic sects regarded themselves as "Christian" (but their view of Christ was very different from that of orthodox Christianity), but the Illuminati have never been in any sense Christian. Although Christianity is regarded as a revealed religion, it is certainly possible to treat it as a Gnostic mystery religion. Many of the cryptic remarks in the gospels are highly characteristic of the vocabulary and symbolism of Gnosticism. In such a version of Christianity, Christ becomes an exemplar of the Gnostic path to salvation. Born fully human, Jesus follows the precise path laid down by Gnostic teachings, and attains full union with his divine spark. At that point he has two fully expressed natures - human and divine - in one human person. He is both the "Son of God" (as all divine sparks can be described), and God himself. He is perfect and cannot commit sin. The Resurrection is actually Christ's final release from the cycle of reincarnation because he has reached the culmination of gnosis. Whereas Christian orthodoxy teaches that Jesus Christ was a unique incarnation of God on earth, Gnostic Christianity says that he was simply an example of what anyone is capable of achieving. Everyone can attain gnosis. Everyone can be a Christ. The miraculous "incarnation" can be repeated in each and every person. The world can be full of living gods. The Christian establishment regards such a notion as the uttermost heresy but in fact it is not contradicted by anything that is actually said in the gospels by Jesus Christ himself. ***** The Illuminati in the present day have much less influence than of old because of several trends: the rise of consumerism, the general turning away from spirituality and towards materialism by much of humanity, the relentless advance of "junk" entertainment, the widespread delusion that people have genuine freedom and choice, the success of "democracy" in persuading ordinary people that they have a degree of political power and can change their leaders, the ease and comfort provided by technology, the omnipresence of sport, music, movies and TV that keep people endlessly distracted, the media brainwashing machine, the effectiveness of the cynical advertising machine, and the complete dominance of celebrity culture and the super-rich. It is hard in the age of secularism and science for people to accept that a malignant, spiritual force is at work in the world. Many people think the world is a vile place but they attribute that to human failings and perceive no malevolent conspiracy beyond the purely human. Many of the great movements of the past simply could not exist in the present day. The mentality no longer exists. The Old World Order have trivialised humanity and stripped away its ability to resist. The OWO's power has never been greater than at the present time. It will take a gargantuan effort to overthrow them. The Illuminati plan to introduce a new organisation, not unlike some of those mentioned above, that anyone can join, and that will become the heart of the new resistance to the Old World Order. Further details will be forthcoming later. Everyone will have the chance to participate. But no one should misunderstand the message of the Illuminati. The Illuminati is nothing like the Catholic Church, Judaism or Islam. It does not flaunt a "holy" text like the Bible, the Torah or the Koran in your face and demand that you slavishly worship every word. The Illuminati do not claim that they can "save" you. It is never for others to save you. Jesus Christ certainly can't save you, no matter what the Protestant Evangelicals tell you. You can only save yourself. The Illuminati act as guides, nothing else. They can't walk in your shoes. No one can achieve gnosis on your behalf. We receive many messages from people, but many of them fail to get the central point. Don't look to others for the answers to your life - only slaves do that - look to yourself. All of the answers are contained within you. You simply have to find the key to unlock them. "Simply"? In truth, it's the most difficult task of all, but how could it be any other? How could the process of becoming God be anything other than the greatest challenge conceivable? Do you have the strength, imagination, guts and knowledge for the ultimate quest? You don't need the Illuminati. You already have everything you need - yourself. Those who have what it takes may well find their way to the Illuminati, but never forget that you don't need anyone else. The most liberating idea of all is that everyone already contains all of the answers, if they could but see the light. Don't you think that is exactly as it should be? You don't need to look outwards, to the world around you, to find the meaning of life: you will find all you need when you turn your gaze inwards. The answer was always contained in the ancient wisdom: "As above, so below." The macrocosm and the microcosm are one and the same for those with the vision to see. My thanks to The Illuminati Network - The New World Order www.armageddonconspiracy.co.uk ~Justin Taylor, ORDM., OCP., DM. genesology.com Shadow People Have you ever seen some form of energy out of the corner of your eye and then when you turned to look, nothing was there? More and more people are talking about seeing "shadow people" and those who have, are wondering who these shadows are and what their purpose is. So who are these Shadow people commonly reported as being seen through peripheral vision? Now while you may feel as though something was there, the shadow person is either gone or quickly moving away from you in the short time it takes you to quickly turn your head. According to some reports, shadow people are parallel dimensional beings who were first recorded by indigenous people in 1153 BCE. It has also been mentioned that there was an awakening between 1980 through 2000 and beginning in 2001, there began a process called “The Quickening” in which events and time seems to be speeding up. As this process occurs, shadow people are becoming visible as our vibrational frequencies are raised ... a type of parallel dimensional energy being. These shadow people, who are referred to as “inorganic beings,” live in a parallel dimension and feed off of our emotional discharge of energy along with chaos. In essence, shadow people are what you might call "energy vampires." Many people report seeing shadow people apparently dressed as though wearing some type of a cloak or a shroud. Some may appear to be dressed in more robe-like apparel. Although they have been reported in many shapes and sizes, many people describe them as small, human-like figures with red eyes. According to Wiki, several physiological and psychological conditions can account for the reported experiences of shadow people. These conditions can include sleep paralysis, illusions, or hallucinations brought on by physiological or psychological circumstances, drug use or side effects of medication, and the interaction of external agents and their effects on the human body. Another reason that could be behind the illusion is sleep deprivation, which may lead to hallucinations. More and more people suffer from a lack of restful sleep these days. Busy schedules, and added responsibilities make getting a good night's sleep difficult at times. One of the most difficult things about shadow people is feeling like you have no one to talk to about your experience without other people thinking you’re crazy and gone haywire. Fortunately, more and more people are talking about shadow people as this has become a widely expressed phenomenon. Ultimately, one might want to use discernment as to who to discuss this with. You can always start off with a little research on your own such as going to metaphysical websites, and find online forums. Soon, you'll realize that you’re not the only one who has experienced this, That people around the world have seen the same thing. Another difficult issue is understanding why these people are appearing to you. Also, why shadow people appear at night and not in the daytime. One possible explanation could be found somewhere between metaphysics, and quantum physics. It is possible that as our 3rd dimensional veil lifts, we are becoming more perceptive to beings on different dimensions or who have different levels of vibration. After all, everything in this universe is vibrating energy. Even "Matter" is really the lowest level of vibrating energy. As dimensions merge and overlap, it's possible that many more strange, unexplainable phenomena will appear. Remember also that animals may be more perceptive to shadow people than human beings are. Cats seem to be the most perceptive to shadow people which is understandable as they have superior night vision. You might also see your dog looking at something that may not be visible to you. I know mine have. They stare at something, the tail goes straight, they focus their attention and growl at something that I cannot see ... but obviously, is being seen or sensed in some way by them. Another theory about shadow people is that they are deceased humans who either do not want to return back to Source - or cross over - or are unaware that “home” is no longer here. Some people also believe that shadow people are time travelers. If you've seen the Movie "The Sixth Sense" then you'll know what I'm talking about. If you feel you have been or are being visited by shadow people, you will need to overcome your fear. Because until you do, then they will continue to feed off of it. It is a negative energy like chaos. In the meantime, you can do what is recommended to those among us who meditate. During your meditation, close your eyes and ask your spirit guides and guardians for protection. They are eagerly awaiting to help you at all times and are more than happy to assist you. Envision a beautiful white light emanating from the center of your body - at your solar plexus - and slowly extending outwards to cover yourself from head to toe. Try to feel this light entering all of your extremities. This is your Divine spark. You can extend this light as far as you wish ... there are no limits. If you have or are experiencing shadow people, remember that they feed off of you emotionally ... as fear and negativity is what gives them their energy. Be as mindful, aware, and conscious as you can be to keep positive vibes and emotions. Not only will it dissipate their energy source, but it will keep you in better emotional, spiritual, and physical health. Just a thought ... ~Justin Taylor, ORDM., OCP., DM. Special thanks to Gregg Prescott, M.S. Greater Things For my friends who follow Christianity, I want to take a much deeper look at two particular verses from the New Testament Bible which is the foundational doctrine of the Christian Faith. Christianity professes Jesus the Nazarene to be not only the one and only begotten Son of God, but also to be God in the flesh dwelling among us. Most people know the rest of the story, so I want to highlight two specific scriptures in this particular article. The first one is: 1 John 4:17 "By this love is perfected with us, so that we may have confidence in the day of judgment, because JUST AS JESUS IS, SO ALSO ARE WE IN THIS WORLD." Now, please read this verse again. Slower and let it speak beyond what you have been taught in church, and let it speak to your Soul ... the Spirit within you. The SAME Spirit that was within the man from Galilee as well as every single human being that ever existed. It specific and clearly without any confusions states "just as Jesus is, so also are we in this world." Now how do we reconcile this statement, against the church teaching of Jesus being THE ONE AND ONLY Son of God? Either ALL of us are sons and daughters of God, or we're not. In the King James Bible, Book of John 10:36, Jesus is quoted as saying "Say ye of him, whom the Father hath sanctified, and sent into the world, Thou blasphemest; because I said, I am THE Son of God?" The King James Version of the Bible has “THE” in italics before “Son of God” in verse 36. This is not for emphasis as some may think, but shows words interpolated by the translators. In this case, they were mistaken. The original Greek does NOT have an article before “Son of God,” which in Greek is equivalent to having an indefinite article. In the original Greek of this scripture, Jesus did NOT say he is THE Son of God; he said "I am A Son of God." He also quoted from the OT Psalm 82 that says “Ye are gods.” Now, we look at John 14:12 which is another clear and non-confusing statement as quoted directly from the mouth of Jesus (Iesus, Ieasus, Yehsu, Yeshua, Yehoshua, Joshua, Isa) John 14:12 "In most solemn truth I tell you that he who trusts in me - THE THINGS WHICH I DO, HE SHALL DO ALSO, AND GREATER THINGS THAN THESE HE SHALL DO ..." In case you missed it ... read it one more time only slower. Greater things than HE shall do? Here is Jesus saying that "others" will perform greater achievements than he was able to do. Jesus specifically states that the ordinary humans he left behind (who, according to traditional Christian mythology, are NOT Divine as he is) will do greater things than Jesus himself did. So I ask you, if Jesus ... is God, or became the one and only Almighty God as Christianity emphatically states, then how are WE to do greater things that God/Source? Unless ... there's something more that we haven't been told. Whether you choose to believe it or not, The Bible that so many people follow has been revised, edited, added-to, taken-away from, and changed from the beginning by the church authorities. The oldest known Bible in existence that we know of is the Sinai Bible on display in the British Museum. It dates back to the 1100's. Then, 500 years later, in 1611 we received the "Authorized" King James Bible. Between the two of these publications, there are over 18,000 discrepancies. Now consider how many versions and in how many languages this book is printed in today? Just like food ... the closer you can get to the original form, the better it is for you. When studying and researching the Bible deeply, you have to go back to the original Hebrew and Greek. Today's Christianity takes the Bible scriptures in a literal and historical sense. However, the original authors of the various original scriptures intended for them to be allegorical, metaphorical, and symbolic rather than ONLY literal and historical. The names, the places, the people, all have symbolic meaning in what they were named and labeled as for a purpose ... for a deeper hidden meaning or lesson of Truth masked under the surface disguise of a real story. The original Christian teachings had two presentations. The Outer Mysteries were for al the commoners and those without any further spiritual or philosophical interest beyond worshipping and paying homage to a God. The Inner Mysteries were reserved for those initiates who could read between the lines ... see beyond the stories and myth ... and had a true desire to go much deeper into the Inner teachings of the spiritual Wisdom of The Ages. The teachings dating back to ancient Egypt, Greece, Persia, the Far East, and so many earlier civilizations and writings. The Bible states "there is nothing new under the sun" and this is a very truthful statement. Everything was already here when we got here. Whatever we make, we use materials that already exist. We are the great re-arrangers. The same it is with religion and belief systems. We take what is already here, and re-arrange it into something else. Everything in the OT and NT Bible is based upon earlier teachings concerning mankind's purpose for being here and where we came from. We are ALL sons a daughters of God/Source ... to point of origin of all things. Whether you are one to believe Jesus Christ to be an individual personage, or whether you accept the mythical status of a Godman as so many before him were, it really doesn't matter. What matters is that you know you are a child of the universe ... the Most High, just as Jesus represents. And that we are all one and equal to each other and to all things. Collectively, as humanity, we are God/Source Energy experiencing the universe through us, with us, and as us. "Sin" is a necessary process for discerning good from bad, right from wrong. Sin is translated from the Greek word "hamartia" which is an Olympic Archery term for "missing the mark." The mark ... is TRUTH. Sin ... is ignorance of the Truth. The way to find Truth, is through sin ... error ... and learning the lessons from our error in judgement and wrongdoings/consequences. Jesus becoming Christ (karest, christos, krestus, etc) is representative of man finding the Divine spark of God/Source within each of us. We have advanced human consciousness through evolution and involution and we continue to reach higher and higher within our SELF to find the Divine. To truly bring Heaven on Earth. To unite mankind under a civilization of love, peace, joy, and compassion for ALL. To establish The Human Kingdom. Right now, we exist within the Animal Kingdom. We are the ones commissioned to bring about the Kingdom across the planet. Because ... "WE SHALL DO GREATER THINGS" ... and because "JUST AS JESUS IS, SO ALSO ARE WE IN THIS WORLD." Just a thought ... ~Justin Taylor, ORDM., OCP., DM. Azazel: The Origin of The Term Scapegoat “Azazel” or “the scapegoat” is mentioned in Leviticus 16 as part of the Israelites belief in God’s instructions to the them regarding the Day of Atonement. On this day, the high priest would first offer a sacrifice for his sins and those of his household; then he would perform sacrifices for the nation. “From the Israelite community, the high priest was instructed to take two male goats for a sin offering and a ram for a burnt offering” (v. 5). The priest brought the animals before God and cast lots between the two goats – one to be a sacrifice and the other to be the scapegoat. The first goat was slaughtered for the sins of the people and its blood used to cleanse the Most Holy Place, the tent of meeting and the altar. After the cleansing, the live goat was brought to the high priest. Laying his hands on the scapegoat, the high priest was to “confess over it all the wickedness and rebellion of the Israelites – all their sins – and put them on the goat’s head. He then sent away the goat away into the wilderness in the care of someone appointed for the task. The goat would carry on itself all their sins to a remote place; and the man shall release it in the wilderness.” Symbolically, the scapegoat took on the sins of the Israelites and removed them. For Christians, this is a ritual of the Christ Myth. To take upon the sins of the world. As a side note, the name “Azazel” shows up in some ancient Hebrew mythology. While there are different versions in the Book of Enoch, the Book of the Giants, and other pseudepigraphal books, the story is essentially that Azazel was the name of one of the fallen angels who sinned in Genesis. As a curse on his sin, Azazel was forced to take the form of a goat-like demon. Keep in mind there were two types of "sins" in their ancient beliefs. One was intentional, the other unintentional. For the unintentional, a fine would be paid. The difference between an intentional and an unintentional sin is that in the former case, both the body and the soul were at fault. In the case of an unintentional sin only the body was at fault, not the soul. Therefore a physical sacrifice helps, since it was only the physical act of the body that was in the wrong. A physical sacrifice cannot atone for a deliberate sin, because it cannot rectify a wrong in the soul. So now you know why someone who takes on the fault for someone else, is called a scapegoat. Just a thought ... ~Justin Taylor, ORDM., OCP., DM. In And Out in·spi·ra·tion inspəˈrāSHən noun 2. the drawing in of breath; inhalation, an act of breathing in; an inhalation. ex·pi·ra·tion ˌekspəˈrāSHən/Submit noun 2. exhalation of breath, releasing the breath, breathing out. Think about the two words for a moment. We are actually living, and dying, with each and every breath. Life unfolds a moment at a time. We inspire, and then we expire. This entire process come without observation. It is unseen. Now lets look at one more word: spir·it ˈspir-ət noun the force within a person that is believed to give the body life, energy, and power … the inner quality or nature of a person. How can we deny the existence of Spirit, when our complete existence depends on the cycle of inspiration, and expiration? The very force of life that each of us share, is who we are. Therefore, there is but One Spirit, One thing, One consciousness … ONE. Enjoy the moment … one step at a time, one breath at a time. When we come to the realization that all is One and One is all, then perhaps we may have peace on Earth. What we do to others, we do to ourselves. Just a thought ... Justin Taylor, ORDM., OCP., DM. Water And God/Origin If you were to take a bottle of water from the store and trace it back to its origins, it would go something like this. Store, carton, truck, warehouse, bottling plant, stream/rivers/lakes/well/reservoir, clouds, and all the way back to the very origins of the universe. This is all part of a process called The Water Cycle. All water is connected to one source and unless it is separated by someone or something, it will always be one. Water in oceans, rivers, ponds and lakes is heated by the sun, which turns it into water vapor, (which is kind of like invisible water) and the vapor forms a cloud up in the sky. When a cloud gets so full of water that it can't hold anymore, it rains. The rain water travels back into our rivers and oceans, or it soaks down deep into the ground, creating more groundwater. It's a great system ... and we base our lives on the sun and water. Now, consider us ... mankind. We are born into a material world, and before our physical birth, was the birth canal. Then the womb, the umbilical cord, the egg/seed, our parents, their parents and so forth all the way back to the very origins of the universe. This is all part of a process called The Life Cycle. All life is connected to one source and unless it is separated by someone or something, it will always be ONE. In fact, At the time you are born, the percentage of your body made up of water is about 78%. As you age, it drops to about 60%. This still means that we are made of mostly water. According to H.H. Mitchell, Journal of Biological Chemistry 158, the brain and heart are composed of 73% water, and the lungs are about 83% water. The skin contains 64% water, muscles and kidneys are 79%, and even the bones are watery: 31%. To break this down into the point I am making is that in it's most basic form, there exists one Source or Creator or Point of Origin, which for the sake of unity I will call God. And Mankind is the offspring or "Son" of that God. That's all there is to it, in a nutshell. The essence of the Creator is in all of us just like water is in all water ... as the essence of the ocean is in every droplet of water removed from it. That is NOT to say that Man is God, but rather, that God is Man. God is everything, and since ALL things begin as a thought before they are manifest or become the result of cause and effect, everything that exists ... exists within the Mind of God. And yes ... all world religions accepted this at the very core of their ancient wisdom. All are one, and one is all. The universe is one gigantic living organism and you are it. You're not in it, or a part of it, you are IT. Inseparable. Everything is ONE. If you can grasp this ... it would change your life and the life of everyone in this world of ours. It is only our ego that believes us to be a separate creature or entity. There is ONE spirit, ONE body, ONE mind, and ONE humanity. Stop the circus long enough to think about this. I promise you, when you tear down the walls and tear the veil of fear and unknowingness ... you too will come to the same conclusion. Just a thought ... ~Justin Taylor, ORDM., OCP. |
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CategoriesAuthorMy name is Justin Taylor. I am an Ordained Universal Philosopher and Clergy Member of the Church of Spiritual Humanism. I am on a quest for Truth, Wisdom, and the end of suffering for all creatures. |